Storyline

'Dookudu' is an action-packed thriller that highlights a young policeman's clinical revenge on the perpetrators who caused hardship to his father.

Shankar Narayana is an honest politician who meets with a near-fatal accident. Some years later, Shankar's son Ajay has grown up to become a police officer.

Ajay's mission to bring down the trade of drugs and weapons, a violent journey that takes him to Istanbul. It's while there, that he first meets fashion student, Prashanthi. Ajay is smitten with her and for once in his life, wishes for a life beyond crime and violence.

Back in India, Shankar finally awakes from a long coma. Ajay creates an elaborate home-life charade to shield his still-fragile father from any stress or shock. While out on the streets, it is time to hunt down Don Nayak and his criminal associates who tried to kill his father all those years ago.

This phenomenally successful movie was released in 21 countries, becoming the first Telugu project to release in Botswana. Further, it was released in Netherlands, Germany, South Africa, Dubai and Finland the first for a Telugu film, and in regular overseas markets like Singapore, Malaysia and UK, making it the biggest overseas release for a Telugu film as well.

The movie was shot in several exotic locations including Dubai and the Rann of Kutch, but the most thrilling shoot was in Turkey, during which the team had to to shoot some important scenes and songs, despite terrifying conditions in Istanbul due to a suicide bomb attack.

The movie was tentatively titled 'Power', but it was later officially renamed 'Dookudu' in July 2010.

The film was dubbed into Tamil as 'Athiradi Vettai', in Hindi as 'The Real Tiger' and in Malayalam as 'Choodan'.

The movie was a breakaway success, winning numerous accolades including seven Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Awards, including the Best Popular Feature Film and Best Actor.

The movie's reach went far and wide as it received, the largest worldwide opening for a Telugu film, inclusive of seventy nine screens in the USA.

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